Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Honda Forza 125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which Forza 125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 86.5% average, from 15,647 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2023 (95.0% of 100 tests). Lowest: 2015 (84.1% of 2,571). Years more than two points below the model average: 2015.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (86.5%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,571 | 84.1% | -2.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3,002 | 84.6% | -1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 2,626 | 88.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 1,911 | 87.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1,876 | 86.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 1,330 | 85.6% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 1,325 | 87.5% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 876 | 88.9% | +2.4 pp |
| 2023 | 100 | 95.0% | +8.5 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which Forza 125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2015 registered examples pass first time less often than the Honda Forza 125 overall (86.5%); the 2015 cohort is lowest at 84.1% from 2,571 tests.
- Which Forza 125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2023, at 95.0% of 100 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2022, 2023.
- How much does the Forza 125 pass rate vary by year?
- 10.9 percentage points between the highest (2023, 95.0%) and lowest (2015, 84.1%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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